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  • 017082

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  • Published 2001.
  • 34 pages.

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Keywords

  • Prison Classification
  • Surveys
  • Women In Prisons

Classification of Women Offenders: A National Assessment of Current Practices

Publication year: 2001 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: Findings from a telephone assessment of state and federal practices for classifying women offenders are presented. In addition to an executive summary, this report has the following chapters: introduction; issues in classifying women offenders -- the literature; approach; findings; and discussion. Most states still apply a male-based classification system to women.
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